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He then computed tables for predicting the place of the sun. He proceeded in the
same way to compute Lunar tables. Making use of Chaldaean eclipses, he was
able to get an accurate value of the moon's mean motion. 8 THE GEOMETRICAL
...
He then computed tables for predicting the place of the sun. He proceeded in the
same way to compute Lunar tables. Making use of Chaldaean eclipses, he was
able to get an accurate value of the moon's mean motion. 8 THE GEOMETRICAL
...
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... matter whether they be true, even approximately, or not, so long as they enable
us to compute tables from which the places of the planets among the stars can be
predicted.1 He 1 " Est enim Astronomi proprium, historiara motuum coelestium ...
... matter whether they be true, even approximately, or not, so long as they enable
us to compute tables from which the places of the planets among the stars can be
predicted.1 He 1 " Est enim Astronomi proprium, historiara motuum coelestium ...
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... of countless 1 R. A. S. Mem., vol. xlvii., p. 178; Ast. Nach., No. 3,142; Catalogue
published by Lick Observatory, 1901. • R. A. 5., M. N., vol. vi. others." This grand
conception led Peters to compute more accurately '34 THE PHYSICAL PERIOD.
... of countless 1 R. A. S. Mem., vol. xlvii., p. 178; Ast. Nach., No. 3,142; Catalogue
published by Lick Observatory, 1901. • R. A. 5., M. N., vol. vi. others." This grand
conception led Peters to compute more accurately '34 THE PHYSICAL PERIOD.
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Ancient AstronomyChinese and Chaldeans | 7 |
Ancient Greek Astronomy | 13 |
The Reign of Epicycles From Ptolemy | 23 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | History of Astronomy The history of science series |
| Author | George Forbes |
| Publisher | Watts, 1921 |
| Original from | Indiana University |
| Digitized | 5 Aug 2010 |
| Length | 150 pages |
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